If you are fascinated and intrigued by the healing powers of everyday ingredients, this book will be is a special treat for you!
Compiled by David Clapp, Remarkable Remedies – Potions, Lotions, Cures and Medicines from Long Ago is no ordinary book on home remedy recipes.
The author wrote this book as homage to Robert Boyle, the 17th century chemist, physicist, philosopher and inventor.
Filled with fascinating trivia, insight, anecdote and Boyle’s own recipes, Remarkable Remedies is a great read for those who are interested in learning about ancient medicines and their effectiveness or simply to be entertained by some very bizarre and inexplicable potions from the past.